A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY

About Me

A Synopsis
After being labelled a 'Terrrorist' by the London Evening Standard, the last place I expected to end up working was Britains newest nuclear power station, Sizewell B......
But every eighteen months, Sizewell B, near Leiston, Suffolk undertakes a Refueling Outage, during which time the fuel rods are removed and the reactor is maintained to ensure its safe running. At such a time, Sizewell needs staff - lots of staff - and they can't afford to be too picky....
So, short of anything else to do, for 48 days, I left behind my idyllic life of nature solitude in a caravan in the middle of nowhere, and went to work as a Kitchen Assistant at Sizewell B
My aim was to wash dishes and then, when no one was looking, investigate the SAFETY and SECURITY of what appeared to be a rather dangerous nuclear death trap 80 miles north of London.
The result of this experience is 48 Days in the Nuclear Family

48 Days in the Nuclear Family is a piece of not so social history.
Indeed, despite it's best efforts to remain serious, paranoid and telling like any good investigation should, the story can't help but swerve into recounting the rather ridiculous habits and features of the strange and unique people who worked at Sizewell, whilst also flashing back to my former life as a 'Butterfly Terrorist'.
Along the way, the narrative recounts tales of desire, drugs, investigation, power, security breaches, politics, myth and much more - We're not talking fantasy or fake sex noises here, but thick, real life hydrocarbon rich controversy, the like of which is sure to make you scroll the page.
So, until i get a publisher sorted out, the story will be published HERE as a work in progress and you're invited to read it for free.
New edits and installments will be added until the story is complete and/or is published - I should however warn you that this project has been on the run for more than 4 years and Iâ€™m currently a little low on inspiration â€“ Updates are therefore infrequent. To ensure you're informed when theyâ€™re ready, please subscribe to this myspace blog.....

OK....That's about it. If you want to find out more about me, or view other bits of my writing, please check my personal myspace by clicking the image below...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

READERS

Music:

There were many fights over what should be played on the kitchen radio...The following tracks came through better than most and are now engraved on the authors soul whether he likes it or not.....
Iio - Rapture
XPress 2 - Lazy
Kosheen - Hungry
Sophie Ellis Bextor - Another Point of View
T Power & Shy FX - Shake Yr Body
Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This
Supergrass - Moving
Indeed the best way to create the exact ambiance of this book is to find yourself an industrial kitchen in the middle of nowhere (preferably close to the sea), put a Euphoric Pop Trance CD on loop for 12 hours a day, prop the book on a saucepan, stick your hands in the sink, wash up and read.

Television:

DIDN'T HAVE ONE

Books:

If you like any of the following books you may like this one.........
THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANDY WARHOL FROM A TO B AND BACK AGAIN - ANDY WARHOL
THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER - GEORGE ORWELL
HAM ON RYE - CHARLES BUKOWSKI
THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG - EDWARD ABBEY
WILD AT HEART - BARRY GIFFORD
MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS - GERALD DURRELL
THE WORDS OF GILBERT AND GEORGE - GILBERT AND GEORGE
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS - HUNTER S THOMPSON
NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN - CHARLES BUKOWSKI
SEXUS/NEXUS/PLEXUS AKA THE ROSY CRUCIFICTION - HENRY MILLER
HOTEL HONOLULU - PAUL THEROUX
WATCH THE K FOUNDATION BURN A MILLION QUID - CHRIS BROOK & ALAN GOODRICH
SAILORS HOLIDAY - BARRY GIFFORD
BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC

My Blog

I'M OVER HERE!!!!!

Hey there campers...Well as i've said a few times, there's nothing much new happening with this project just now: I stuck my teeth into it for 4 hard years and they ground down to nothing without me r...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:23:00 PST

I'M NOT WRITING THIS BOOK BECAUSE I'M PLAYING RECORDS @

In conjunction with The Fix Magazine and the Nathan Pennlington Corporation there'll be an afternoon of story telling, short films, poetry and fine tunes tomorrow at the Victoria pub in Mornington Cre...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:23:00 PST

SOME NEWS.....

TO START READING THIS BOOK PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW - 30 chapters are online and available now to read for FREEhttp://www.48days.infoSUBSCRIBERS....You're well overdue an explanation as to why ther...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:03:00 PST

SLACKING AGAIN....

TO START READING THIS BOOK PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW - 30 chapters are online and available now to read for FREEhttp://www.48days.infoREGULAR READERS:Apologies for another week of missed promis...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:13:00 PST

NEW SITE AND NEW MATERIAL!!

NEW READERS: TO START READING THIS BOOK PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW - 30 chapters are online and available now to read for FREEhttp://www.48days.info EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS: OK...you loya...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 06:04:00 PST

THE WAY FORWARD

Right...I have a plan... To avoid the punctuation and editing problems, I'm going to set up a separate website for this project outside of myspace where I will post all the chapters thus published,&nb...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:22:00 PST

UPDATE

OK.... Sorry for both the delay in updates on this and the lack of punctuation in some of those chapters already on here Basically I have updates ready, but I'm having trouble getting this ...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 06:09:00 PST

NOTES

THIS BLOG TELLS THE FULL and TRUE STORY OF THE 48 DAYS I SPENT WORKING AT BRITAINS NEWEST NUCLEAR POWER STATION SIZEWELL B PLEASE BE AWARE THAT TO MAKE THE NARRATIVE READ CHRONOLOG...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:25:00 PST

NEWER NOTICE

OK HERE IS THE NEW VERSION OF 48 DAYS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS - START READING FROM THE TOP, UNTIL THIS VERSION ENDS AT CHAPTER 28. EVERYTHING BENEATH THAT POINT IS AN EARLIER VE...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Fri, 19 May 2006 08:56:00 PST

01 - A NEW START

The Prologue On the last day of the fifth Refueling Outage at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, Kitchen Assistant, Ralph Singleton was controlling the floor of the Sizewell Social Club a...
Posted by A BOOK CALLED: 48 DAYS IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY on Sat, 20 May 2006 05:15:00 PST